AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 1. What is the supreme law of the land?  Constitution 2. What does the Constitution do? ▪ sets up the government ▪ defines the government.

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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 1. What is the supreme law of the land?  Constitution 2. What does the Constitution do? ▪ sets up the government ▪ defines the government ▪ protects basic rights of Americans

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? ▪ We the People 4. What is an amendment? ▪ a change (to the Constitution) ▪ an addition (to the Constitution)

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? ▪ the Bill of Rights 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? ▪ speech ▪ religion ▪ assembly ▪ press ▪ petition the government

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? ▪ twenty-seven (27) 8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? ▪ announced our independence (from Great Britain) ▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain) ▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 9. What are two of the rights listed in the Declaration of Independence? ▪ life ▪ liberty ▪ pursuit of happiness

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 10. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? ▪ six (6) 11. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? ▪ two (2)

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 12. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? ▪ (because of) the state’s population ▪ (because) they have more people ▪ (because) some states have more people

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 13. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? ▪ Joseph R. Biden, Jr. ▪ Joe Biden ▪ Biden

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 14. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? ▪ the Vice President 15. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? ▪ the Speaker of the House

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 16. What does the Judicial Branch do? ▪ reviews laws ▪ explains laws ▪ resolves disputes (disagreements) ▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution 17. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? 9

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 18. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? ▪ to print money ▪ to declare war ▪ to create an army ▪ to make treaties

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 19. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? ▪ serve on a jury ▪ vote in a federal election 20. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? ▪ (John) Boehner

Citizen Test also has questions on U.S. History and Geography A: Colonial Period and Independence B: 1800s C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information A: Geography B: Symbols C: Holidays